March 09, 2015 at 04:21PM

"To live is to suffer" - Friedrich Nietzsche Many people say they wouldn't want to live forever because they would eventually want to "rest" from the suffering that comes with being alive. This attitude stems from a warped sense of priorities -- one might call it a kind of greed for an unrealistic amount of happiness, combined with an unwillingness to endure suffering. A common example is people who would rather die than to live without their friends and family. Most people are more attached to their relationships (their primary source of happiness) than they are to life itself. People should try very hard not to put conditions on their desire to live. Life should be desired unconditionally because anything you could ever want is directly dependent on you being ALIVE in the first place. Even if the circumstances of our existence isn't everything we would hope for, we should be grateful that we exist in any condition. We've all heard the saying "you have to pay to play", and it's so true. If you want the treasure of eternal life, then you need to be willing to endure the suffering that is bound to come sooner or later. Most people are addicted to happiness like drug addicts and like any drug addiction, it comes at an enormous cost. When people prioritize happiness above their existence -- they risk developing a subconscious urge to die when their life doesn't measure up to their high expectations of happiness. In other words, being too needy for happiness can cause suicidal tendencies when those needs are not met. The death of people we love is one of the more difficult things in life, but fans of eternal life should prepare to deal with this. It's unlikely that all our friends and family are going to live forever. Be careful not to become attached to the happiness you gain from your relationships to such an extent that you would lose your will to live if those people were to die. Of course we want to see our loved ones live forever, but we realize that it might not happen. We must be content with our own survival -- even in the absence of everyone we love. I recommend that you cherish your existence even if it's filled with suffering and loss. Always remember that the living always have hope for a better tomorrow, but the dead have no hope for anything. Eternal happiness is a delusion that must be shattered. Let's have the strength of mind to prepare ourselves for the eternal torment of living without the people we love most, as well as the eternal torment of not knowing if we ourselves will succeed. The truth is, many things about life should torment us. Living in a universe that is indifferent to our survival is extremely scary, but our fears can be a powerful motivation to try even harder to survive. We must live with the painful truth that we might fail and get nothing. The people who delude themselves with a false sense of certainty might suffer less but they are more likely to fail due to overconfidence and carelessness. via Eternal Life Fan Club http://ift.tt/1ENadoc